Title: Intellectual capital in SMEs: a review and research agenda

Authors: Maria Chiara Demartini; Valentina Beretta

Addresses: Department of Economics and Management, University of Pavia, Via San Felice 5/7, Pavia 27100, Italy ' Department of Economics and Management, University of Pavia, Via San Felice 5/7, Pavia 27100, Italy

Abstract: Given the increasing relevance of IC for SMEs and the need for more research in the field, this study adopts a structured literature review to analyse extant research related to IC in SMEs. Results of this study contribute in advancing a proposed future research agenda. Three main areas have been outlined: non-traditional areas of investigation could be analysed, more attention could be devoted to this topic from journals in the small business area and, finally, the analysis of the specific effect that IC could have on SMEs performance could be deepened.

Keywords: intellectual capital; small and medium-sized enterprises; SMEs; literature review; research agenda.

DOI: 10.1504/IJLIC.2022.119274

International Journal of Learning and Intellectual Capital, 2022 Vol.19 No.1, pp.5 - 29

Received: 02 Jul 2020
Accepted: 17 Dec 2020
Published online: 30 Nov 2021 *

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